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Jharkhand MLA's Son Dies Allegedly By Suicide: Police
Jharkhand's Sindri MLA Indrajeet Mahto's 29-year-old son Vivek Kumar Mahto died on Monday after allegedly consuming pesticide, police said.
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Unable To Repay Loan, Farmer Dies By Suicide In Madhya Pradesh
A 54-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district as he was unable to repay a bank loan, police said today.
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"No Option But To Kill Self": Land Seized, Farmer Couple Drinks Pesticide
Dalit couple in Madhya Pradesh's Guna drank pesticide in a suicide attempt on Tuesday after being forced to watch as their crops were bulldozed by revenue department officials
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Critical After Suicide Bid, Telangana Couple Get A Hospital Wedding
Twenty-year-old Reshmi from Telangana's Vikarabad was in a relationship with Nawaz, four years her senior. They were distant cousins, and the woman was unsure if her family would agree to their marital alliance. And then, on Tuesday, she came to know that they were planning to marry her off to another.
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Farmer Attempts Suicide At Vijay Rupani's Event: Police
A farmer Sunday attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at a public gathering of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Pransli village of Gir Somnath district, some 400 kilometres form here, police said.
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Scolded For Coming Home Late, Haryana Teen Drinks Pesticide, Say Police
A 17-year-old girl committed suicide by drinking pesticide in Haryana's Sonipat district after she was allegedly scolded by her mother for reaching home late, police said today.
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Karnataka Farmer, Three Family Members Commit Suicide Over Unpaid Loan
Four members of a sugarcane farmer's family committed suicide by consuming poison at Sunkatonnuru village in Karnataka's Mandya district on Saturday.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer Allegedly Commits Suicide In Maharashtra Farm
A 55-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his farm in Latur district in Maharashtra, police said Tuesday.
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After Selling Crop At A Loss, Telangana Farmers Return Home With Pesticide
A frightening scenario is unfolding in Telangana's Warangal district that has been infamous as the cotton farmer suicide capital of the country. At least 21 farmers have killed themselves in the last two weeks in the district, including four farmer suicides in Parvathagiri Mandal that never used to report farmer suicides.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Farmer, 3 Of Family Commit Suicide After Daughter Married Lover
A farmer and his three family members allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide after his elder daughter married her lover against their wishes and sought police protection, the police said today.
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Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
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Curry Mixed With Demonetisation And A Pinch Of Pesticide
When the government outlawed 86 per cent of India's currency, burying his hope of selling land to pay off growing debts, Varda Balayya of Dharmaram village in Telangana killed himself and tried to poison his entire family by mixing pesticide in their chicken curry
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Telengana Man, Son Die After Eating Poisoned Chicken Curry In Alleged Suicide
A 60-year-old farmer and his son died moments after eating chicken curry laced with pesticide on Tuesday night.
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Unable To Repay Loan, Another Farmer Allegedly Kills Self In Tamil Nadu
Unable to repay a loan he had taken from a nationalised bank, a 65-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Vadavilli village in Coimbatore on Saturday.
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Jharkhand MLA's Son Dies Allegedly By Suicide: Police
Jharkhand's Sindri MLA Indrajeet Mahto's 29-year-old son Vivek Kumar Mahto died on Monday after allegedly consuming pesticide, police said.
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Unable To Repay Loan, Farmer Dies By Suicide In Madhya Pradesh
A 54-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district as he was unable to repay a bank loan, police said today.
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"No Option But To Kill Self": Land Seized, Farmer Couple Drinks Pesticide
Dalit couple in Madhya Pradesh's Guna drank pesticide in a suicide attempt on Tuesday after being forced to watch as their crops were bulldozed by revenue department officials
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Critical After Suicide Bid, Telangana Couple Get A Hospital Wedding
Twenty-year-old Reshmi from Telangana's Vikarabad was in a relationship with Nawaz, four years her senior. They were distant cousins, and the woman was unsure if her family would agree to their marital alliance. And then, on Tuesday, she came to know that they were planning to marry her off to another.
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Farmer Attempts Suicide At Vijay Rupani's Event: Police
A farmer Sunday attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at a public gathering of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Pransli village of Gir Somnath district, some 400 kilometres form here, police said.
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Scolded For Coming Home Late, Haryana Teen Drinks Pesticide, Say Police
A 17-year-old girl committed suicide by drinking pesticide in Haryana's Sonipat district after she was allegedly scolded by her mother for reaching home late, police said today.
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Karnataka Farmer, Three Family Members Commit Suicide Over Unpaid Loan
Four members of a sugarcane farmer's family committed suicide by consuming poison at Sunkatonnuru village in Karnataka's Mandya district on Saturday.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer Allegedly Commits Suicide In Maharashtra Farm
A 55-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his farm in Latur district in Maharashtra, police said Tuesday.
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After Selling Crop At A Loss, Telangana Farmers Return Home With Pesticide
A frightening scenario is unfolding in Telangana's Warangal district that has been infamous as the cotton farmer suicide capital of the country. At least 21 farmers have killed themselves in the last two weeks in the district, including four farmer suicides in Parvathagiri Mandal that never used to report farmer suicides.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Farmer, 3 Of Family Commit Suicide After Daughter Married Lover
A farmer and his three family members allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide after his elder daughter married her lover against their wishes and sought police protection, the police said today.
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Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
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Curry Mixed With Demonetisation And A Pinch Of Pesticide
When the government outlawed 86 per cent of India's currency, burying his hope of selling land to pay off growing debts, Varda Balayya of Dharmaram village in Telangana killed himself and tried to poison his entire family by mixing pesticide in their chicken curry
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Telengana Man, Son Die After Eating Poisoned Chicken Curry In Alleged Suicide
A 60-year-old farmer and his son died moments after eating chicken curry laced with pesticide on Tuesday night.
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Unable To Repay Loan, Another Farmer Allegedly Kills Self In Tamil Nadu
Unable to repay a loan he had taken from a nationalised bank, a 65-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Vadavilli village in Coimbatore on Saturday.
